Reds.MLB.com reports Cincinnati Reds OF/1B Jacob Cruz (knee) returned to action as a pinch-hitter March 16. Cruz had to leave the March 13 game against the Minnesota Twins after his knee was hit by a pitch.

The Dayton Daily News' Hal McCoy reports the Cincinnati Reds signed OF Jacob Cruz to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training's major-league camp. Financial terms were not disclosed.